: A free, open-source utility for Windows. Once installed, right-click the file and select "Extract" to access its contents.
If the file won't open or you suspect it isn't actually a RAR file despite the extension, you can check its "magic number" (file signature). A genuine RAR archive will always start with specific hexadecimal codes: : 52 61 72 21 1A 07 00 RAR 5.0+ : 52 61 72 21 1A 07 01 00 20365.rar
: The original software that created the format. It allows you to double-click the file to preview the list of internal files without fully extracting them. : A free, open-source utility for Windows